List of active Chile military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Chilean Armed Forces.
Aircraft | Origin | Role | Variant | In service | Notes | ||
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Combat aircraft | |||||||
Northrop F-5 | United States | Light fighter |
F-5E
F-5F |
8
[1]
3 [1] |
Originally, 18 F-5E/F Tiger IIs were acquired in 1975. In the 1990s, they were upgraded to the F-5 Tiger III variant. [2] F-5F used as trainers. [3] | ||
F-16 Fighting Falcon | United States | Multirole |
F-16C/D
F-16A/B MLU |
10
[1]
36 [3] [4] |
10 F-16C/D Block 50 received from the US in 2006 and 36 F-16 AM/BM MLU Block 15/20 from the RNLAF between 2006 and 2011. [4] 11 F-16B/D used as trainers. [3] | ||
AEW&C | |||||||
E-3 Sentry | United States | AEW&C | E-3D MK1 | 2 [3] | 3 units received from the RAF in 2022, one for spare parts. [5] | ||
Reconnaissance | |||||||
Cessna L-19 | United States | Liaison / SAR | L-19A | 3 [1] | Originally, 6 units were acquired in 1955. [6] | ||
Cessna O-2 Skymaster | United States | Liaison / SAR | O-2A | 2 [1] | |||
Tanker | |||||||
KC-135 Stratotanker | United States | Aerial refueling / transport | KC-135E | 3 [7] | 3 units received from the USAF between 2010 and 2012. [8] | ||
KC-130 Hercules | United States | Transport / aerial refueling | KC-130R | 3 [3] | Originally, 4 units of this transport variant were received from the USN between 2015 and 2016. They have the capability to refuel the F-5E/F Tiger III in flight. [9] | ||
Transport / utility | |||||||
DHC-6 Twin Otter | Canada | Utility / transport |
DHC-6-100
DHC-6-300 |
13 [7] | Originally, 20 units were acquired; 8 of the 100 series in 1966, 6 of the 300 series to LAM in 1974 and 6 more of the 300 series in 1978. [10] | ||
C-130 Hercules | United States | Transport | C-130H | 4 [7] | 2 units of this transport variant were received from Lockheed Martin between 1972 and 1973. In 2021, 2 more units were received from the USAF, with a third unit being contemplated. [9] | ||
C-212 Aviocar | Spain | Transport |
C-212-200
C-212-300 |
2
[7]
[11]
1 [7] [11] |
Originally 4 units received since March 1995; 2 C-212-200 and 2 C-212-300. [11] | ||
Boeing 737 | United States | Transport | 330QC
58N |
1
[7]
1 [7] |
|||
Cessna CitationJet | United States | VIP transport / trainer | CJ1 | 4 [7] | 4 units received in 2001. [12] | ||
Gulfstream G-IV | United States | VIP transport / utility | 4 [7] | 4 aircraft in total; the first acquired in 2005, the second in 2015, the third in 2020 and the fourth in 2021. [13] [14] [15] | |||
Boeing 767 | United States | Transport | 300ER | 1 [7] | 1 unit incorporated in 2008. [16] | ||
Helicopter | |||||||
UH-1 Iroquois | United States | Utility | UH-1H | 13 [1] | Its replacement is contemplated by 14 units of a helicopter to choose from during the second half of 2023. [17] | ||
Bell 206 | United States | Utility | 206B Jet Ranger III | 5 [1] | |||
UH-60 Black Hawk | United States | Transport / utility |
S-70A-39 (UH-60L)
S-70i (MH-60M) |
1
[1]
6 [1] |
1 unit acquired in 1998.
[18]
6 units of PZL Mielec in 2018. [18] | ||
Bell 412 | United States | Utility |
412SP
412EP |
16 [1] [19] | |||
Trainer aircraft | |||||||
T-35 Pillán | Chile | Trainer |
T-35A
T-35B T-35BE |
30 [1] | Various units received from ENAER starting in 1986. [20] They will be replaced from the 2027-2028 period by 33 T-35 Pillán II aircraft. [21] | ||
A-29 Super Tucano | Brazil | Advanced trainer / attack | A-29B | 22 [1] | 22 units in total acquired from Embraer; 12 received since 2009, 6 in 2018 and 4 in 2020. [22] [23] [24] | ||
Cirrus SR22 | United States | Trainer | SR-22T | 8 [1] | 8 units in total; 2 received in 2013, 2 in 2015, 2 in 2016 and 2 in 2017. [25] | ||
Aerobatic competition aircraft | |||||||
GB1 GameBird | United Kingdom | Aerobatics | 6 [26] | Originally 7 units received from Game Composites in 2019. [26] | |||
UAV | |||||||
Hermes 900 | Israel | Surveillance | 3 [27] | 3 units purchased from Elbit Systems in 2011. [28] | |||
Mantis | Spain | Surveillance | 2 [1] | UAVs acquired around 2014. [29] |
Aircraft | Origin | Role | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Transport / utility | ||||||
CN-235 | Spain | Transport | CN-235-100 | 3 [30] | 3 units of this variant acquired at the end of the 80s. 1 unit lost in 1992 and replaced by another CN-235 of the same variant. [30] | |
Cessna 208 Caravan | United States | Transport / utility | 208B Grand Caravan | 3 [7] | ||
C-212 Aviocar | Spain | Transport | C-212-300 | 2 [7] | Originally 3 units of this variant received in 1998. [11] | |
Cessna Citation C-680 Sovereign | United States | Transport / utility | 1 [31] | |||
Helicopter | ||||||
SA330 Puma | France | Transport / utility | SA330L | 2 [32] | ||
MD 500 Defender | United States | Recce / attack | MD 530F | 8 [3] | Originally 20 units were acquired; a first batch in 1989 and then two more batches in 1993 and 1994. [33] | |
AS350/H125 Écureuil | France | Utility |
AS350B2
AS350B3 |
2
[32]
2 [32] |
||
AS355 Écureuil 2 | France | Utility | AS355N | 1 [32] | ||
AS532/H215M Cougar | France | Transport / utility |
AS532AL
AS532Ale |
8
[32]
2 [32] |
8 units of this variant received between 2008 and 2016.
[32]
2 units of this variant received in 2013 and 2014. [32] | |
Trainer aircraft | ||||||
Cessna 172 | United States | Trainer | 172S | 2 [7] | 2 aircraft that were incorporated in 2015. [34] |
Aircraft | Origin | Role | Variant | In service | Notes | ||
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Maritime patrol | |||||||
EMB 110 Bandeirante | Brazil | MPA | EMB 111AN (P-111) | 4 [3] | Originally, 6 aircraft of this variant were acquired in 1976; receiving 3 in 1978 and 3 in 1979. [35] | ||
P-3 Orion | United States | MPA / ASW | P-3ACH Orion | 2 [36] | Originally, 6 second-hand aircraft were received from the US as of 1993; 2 from the P-3A anti-submarine version and 6 from the UP-3A transport version. Half of the aircraft was put into service and the rest for technical training. The 2 current units were delivered modernized in 2019 and 2021 by IMP Aerospace. [36] [37] | ||
C-295 Persuader | Spain | MPA
MPA / ASW |
C-295 MPA
C-295 MPA/ASW |
1
[38]
2 [38] |
3 aircraft purchased from EADS CASA in 2007 and received between 2010 and 2011. [38] | ||
Partenavia P.68 | Italy | Recce / utility | P68 Observer 2 | 7 [3] | 7 units purchased from Vulcanair Aircraft in 2015. [39] | ||
Transport | |||||||
EMB 110 Bandeirante | Brazil | Transport | EMB 110C (C-111) | 1 [7] | Originally 3 aircraft of this variant acquired in 1975. [40] | ||
Helicopter | |||||||
Bo 105 Bölkow (UH-05) | Germany | Utility | Bo 105CBS | 4 [3] | Originally, 7 units were incorporated in the early 1990s. [41] | ||
AS332 Super Puma | France | ASuW / ASW / utility |
AS332F1 (SH-32)
AS332L (HH-32) |
5
[39]
2 [39] |
|||
AS365 Dauphin (HH-65) | France | Utility | 9 [39] | 9 second-hand units in total; 4 received between 2005 and 2006, 4 more acquired in 2008 and the ninth unit received in 2021. [42] | |||
AS350/H125 (HH-50) Écureuil | France | Utility | 5 [43] | 5 units acquired in 2019; 1 received in 2020, 2 in 2021, 1 in 2022 and the last one in 2023. [43] | |||
Trainer aircraft | |||||||
Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer | Switzerland | Trainer / attack | 7 [3] | Originally there were 10 aircraft; 8 received in 1980 and 2 in 1981. [44] |